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Black LGBTQ+ Representation:
[Characters, Storylines, & Subtext]
[Characters, Storylines, & Subtext]
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- DirectorBarry JenkinsStarsMahershala AliNaomie HarrisTrevante RhodesA young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.
- DirectorJohn TrengoveStarsNakhaneBongile MantsaiNiza JayXolani, a lonely factory worker, travels to the rural mountains with the men of his community to initiate a group of teenage boys into manhood.
- DirectorDee ReesStarsAdepero OduyeKim WayansAasha DavisA Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
- DirectorIsaac JulienStarsBen EllisonMatthew BaidooAkim MogajiA black and white, fantasy-like recreation of high-society gay men during the Harlem Renaissance, with archival footage and photographs intercut with a story. A wake is going on, with mourners gathered around a coffin. Downstairs is an elegant bar where tuxedoed men dance and talk. One of them has a dream in which he comes upon Beauty, who seems to reject him, although when he awakes, Beauty is sleeping beside him. His story and his visits to the jazz and dance club are framed by voices reading from the poetry and essays of Hughes and others. The text is rarely explicit, but the freedom of gay Black men in the 1920s in Harlem is suggested and celebrated visually.
- DirectorMarlon RiggsStarsMarlon RiggsMichael BellKerrigan BlackA documentary about the experiences of black homosexual men living in the United States of America.
- DirectorJennie LivingstonStarsBrooke XtravaganzaAndré ChristianDorian CoreyA chronicle of New York's drag scene in the 1980s, focusing on balls, voguing and the ambitions and dreams of those who gave the era its warmth and vitality.
- DirectorSean BakerStarsKitana Kiki RodriguezMya TaylorKarren KaragulianA hooker tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart.
- CreatorPatrik-Ian PolkJon SechristStarsDarryl StephensRodney ChesterChristian VincentExplore the daily lives of Noah, Alex, Ricky, and Chance, four African-American gay men in Los Angeles, through their relationships with their friends and lovers.
- StarsDamian Toofeek RavenSheilynn WactorT. Ashanti MozelleThe DL Chronicles is a series of short stories about men of color who lead double sex lives. Episode; Wes introduces us to Wes Thomas, an upwardly mobile real estate banker who is overwhelmed by the demands of his marriage, career, and closeted attraction to men. When Wes' sexy but ambivalent brother- in-law stops in for an unexpected stay, he is directly faced with temptation and ultimately falls for the forbidden fruit.
- CreatorSteven CanalsBrad FalchukRyan MurphyStarsMichaela Jaé (MJ) RodriguezDominique JacksonIndya MooreIn the New York of the late '80s and early '90s, this is a story of ball culture and the gay and trans community, the raging AIDS crisis, and capitalism.
- DirectorRodney EvansStarsAnthony MackieRoger RobinsonAlex BurnsA drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless shelter.
- DirectorOwen HarrisStarsAnthony MackieYahya Abdul-Mateen IINicole BeharieTwo estranged college friends reunite in later life, triggering a series of events that could alter their lives forever.
- DirectorMichaela CoelSam MillerStarsMichaela CoelAndi OshoPaapa Essiedu2 months after the incident, Arabella meets with a therapist, Carrie. Her agents assign another client, Zain, to help her with the first draft of her book. Kwame introduces his new love interest, Damon, to a stranger he met online.
- DirectorDavid FranceStarsKurt WolfeSue YackaCatherine Shugrue Dos SantosVictoria Cruz investigates the mysterious 1992 death of black gay rights activist and Stonewall veteran, Marsha P. Johnson. Using archival interviews with Johnson, and new interviews with Johnson's family, friends and fellow activists.
- DirectorNancy D. KatesBennett SingerStarsBayard RustinDorothy JacksonJohn RodgersDocumentary on Bayard Rustin, best-remembered as the organizer of the 1963 March on Washington.
- DirectorRaoul PeckStarsSamuel L. JacksonJames BaldwinMartin Luther KingWriter James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDanny GloverWhoopi GoldbergOprah WinfreyA tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry.Whoopi Goldberg as Celie
- DirectorDee ReesStarsQueen LatifahKamryn JohnsonRikki McKinneyThe story of legendary blues performer Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
- DirectorLil Nas XTanu MuinoStarsLil Nas XLil Nas X rides to hell to conquer the devil.
- DirectorDebbie AllenStarsTerrence HowardBryshere Y. GrayJussie SmollettAs the time comes for the Empire stock launch and the celebratory tribute concert, Lucious picks a successor, but hasn't reckoned with the response.
- DirectorStefan BrogrenStarsJonathan Patrick MooreJoe DinicolAndra FullerTariq & Kal to take a break from LA and the studio. Abby and Nick explore the city and Raquel "celebrates" her birthday.
- StarsJohn AmaechiSheryl SwoopesJay WhiteA reality series that follows the players from San Francisco's star gay basketball team on and off the court.
- StarsMiss LawrenceBevy SmithDerek JohnsonThis topical, fashion-based talk show features two of Atlanta's style elite, celebrity hairstylists Derek J and Miss Lawrence, and New York's fashion maven and media socialite Bevy Smith. The trendy opinionated trio will cover anything and everything related to the world of fashion and beauty, from haute couture to celebrity style to unusual outfits from around the globe, giving their unique perspective on the trends, hits and misses.
- DirectorPatrik-Ian PolkStarsMo'NiqueJulian J. WalkerKevin AlleseeA young singer struggles with his sexuality and the treatment of others while coming of age in a small Southern Baptist community.
- DirectorJay DockendorfStarsKerwin Johnson Jr.Curtiss Cook Jr.Annie GrierTwo closeted Muslim teens hawk goods across Brooklyn and struggle to come clean about their sexuality, as their secretive behavior leads them unknowingly into the cross-hairs of the War on Terror.
- DirectorLee DanielsStarsAndra DayTrevante RhodesGarrett HedlundFollows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she has a tumultuous affair.
- DirectorShelley JensenStarsWill SmithJames AveryDaphne ReidWill finds out what it is like to have a woman in his life that controls things. Also, Will lands a part in a soap opera and begins to see himself as a major star, spending money to fit his new status.
- DirectorFred SchepisiStarsWill SmithStockard ChanningDonald SutherlandAn affluent New York City couple finds their lives touched, intruded upon, and compelled by a mysterious young black man who is never quite who he says he is.
- DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsJada Pinkett SmithQueen LatifahVivica A. FoxDesperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other.Queen Latifah as Cleopatra "Cleo" Sims
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsWhitney HoustonEllen WhiteMichael HoustonAn in-depth look at the life and music of Whitney Houston.
- DirectorNia DaCostaStarsYahya Abdul-Mateen IITeyonah ParrisNathan Stewart-JarrettA sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.Nathan Stewart-Jarrett as Troy Cartwright
- DirectorKevin SmithStarsBen AffleckJoey Lauren AdamsEthan SupleeHolden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.Dwight Ewell as Hooper X
- DirectorDaniel MinahanStarsAnna PaquinStephen MoyerSam TrammellAfter their encounter with the racist policeman, Sookie tells Bill that she won't be seeing him anymore. The next day, Bill keeps his promise to Sookie's grandmother, Adele 'Gran' Stackhouse, to speak at the monthly meeting of the Descendents of the Glorious Dead. Bill becomes very popular when he reminiscences about the Civil War and the Mayor gives him an old photo he found in the archives. Bill also recalls the circumstances of how he became a vampire. Meanwhile, Sam asks Sookie out on a date, but things don't go as he planned for she tells him that she is not ready to commit. A little later, Sookie is shocked by what she finds when she gets home. Elsewhere, Jason gets more vampire blood from Lafayette, and he also takes an interest in Tara after he hears she has a thing for him. But Jason instead sets his sights on a local woman, named Randi Sue, as his latest sexual conquest.
- DirectorAdaora NwanduStarsDanny ParsonsDamola AdelajaTamsin ClarkeRaymond (Danny Parsons) and Tagbo (Damola Adelaja), "Rag" and "Tag", were inseparable childhood friends until Social Services tore them apart, removing Rag from his neglectful mother in London.
- DirectorGeorge C. WolfeStarsViola DavisChadwick BosemanGlynn TurmanTensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927.
- DirectorLetia SolomonStarsNelcie SouffrantAkita BarrettAkita BarrettA young man, Khalil, must defend himself during a freestyle rap competition in Philadelphia.
- CreatorDaniel BarnzZelda BarnzStarsNathanya AlexanderChloe EastNava MauHigh school students explore modern sexuality, testing deeply entrenched beliefs about life, love and the nature of family in their conservative community.Justice Smith as Chester
- DirectorJosh MondStarsChristopher AbbottCynthia NixonKid CudiJames, a twenty-something New Yorker, struggles to take control of his self-destructive behavior in the face of momentous family challenges.Scott Mescudi as Nick
- DirectorAlexandre MorattoStarsChristian MalheirosTales OrdakjiJayme RodriguesAfter his mother's sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo's coast, must survive on his own while coming to terms with his grief.
- DirectorTyler PerryStarsJanet JacksonAnika Noni RoseWhoopi GoldbergEach of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of twenty poems, revealing different issues that impact women in general and women of color in particular.Omari Hardwick as Carl Bradmore
- DirectorPatrik-Ian PolkStarsJussie SmollettBlake Young-FountainAnthony BurrellDirector Patrik-Ian Polk provides exciting character developments, brilliant cinematography and life lessons for all, particularly for members of the black LGBT community. Cameos by key actors from the Noah Arc series are visual delights.
- CreatorDavid SimonStarsDominic WestLance ReddickSonja SohnThe Baltimore drug scene, as seen through the eyes of drug dealers and law enforcement.Michael K. Williams as Omar Little
- DirectorSheldon LarryStarsEphraim SykesAndre MyersPhillip EvelynSet in the ballroom world originally memorialized by the documentary Paris Is Burning, Leave It on the Floor is an original musical set in the scene in Los Angeles 2011.